Comments and predictions for Cyprus vs Lithuania: Chance of staying in the league for the home team
The match between Cyprus vs Lithuania in the Nations League takes place at 0:00 on November 16. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, football commentary and predicts the score.
Latest Cyprus vs Lithuania team information
Sofronis Avgousti has switched from a back three to a 4-2-3-1 system during this year's UEFA Nations League campaign and will have to make at least one change in defence on Friday with Alex Gogic withdrawing through injury. Anorthosis Famagusta midfielder Andreas Chrysostomou is also absent, but right-back Anderson Correia will return to cover on the left for the hosts.
AIK striker Ioannis Pittas, who has scored almost a goal a game in Allsvenskan, is expected to start and partner Hellas Verona's Grigoris Kastanos in attack. Lithuania, led by Armandas Kucys, who scored in last month's defeat to Romania and has scored two of their three goals in the Nations League, will continue to have Kucys at the helm. Captain Fedor Cernych, who is close to his 100th cap, has been mostly a substitute recently, so Paulius Golubickas is likely to start and play behind Kucys.
Latest expected lineup Cyprus vs Lithuania
Cyprus:
Mall; Antoniou, Andreou, Laifis, Ioannou; Kousoulos, Artymatas; Loizou, Kastanos, Tzionis; Pittas
Lithuania:
Gertmonas; Sirvys, Lekiatas, Girdvainis, Tutyskinas; Vorobjovas, Gineitis; Slivka, Golubickas, Lasickas; Kucys
Latest football commentary Cyprus vs Lithuania
After a disappointing pre-season in October, in which Cyprus conceded six goals in two games and failed to pick up a single point, their promotion hopes were effectively over. Two 3-0 defeats to Romania and Kosovo left them with nothing to aim for other than avoiding relegation to the fourth tier of European football.
With just one win against Lithuania, Cyprus have dropped to 127th in the FIFA rankings, and are now third in Group 2 and in danger of being relegated. However, Sofronis Avgousti's side are still three points off the bottom of the table, and a draw on Friday night would be enough to keep them safe from automatic relegation or a relegation play-off with League D sides.
Lithuania, on the other hand, after failing to capitalise on their chances against Cyprus two months ago, have suffered further defeats against Romania and Kosovo, leaving them bottom of the group with no points. Led by national football legend Edgaras Jankauskas, Lithuania have only four wins in 18 games since he returned to the helm in January 2023.
Although Lithuania's FIFA ranking is 13 places lower than Cyprus', they are not completely out of the woods yet and could cause an upset if they win their next game. However, they may still need a point in their final game against Kosovo to keep their promotion hopes alive. Their fate is still up in the air, and the state of the group will depend on the results of the final games.
Cyprus vs Lithuania score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Cyprus vs Lithuaniaas follows:
- Sportsmole:Cyprus 1-0 Lithuania
- WhoScore:Cyprus 2-1 Lithuania
- Our newspaper predicts:Cyprus 1-0 Lithuania
When and where to watch Cyprus vs Lithuania live?
To watch the Cyprus vs Lithuania match live in the Nations League taking place at 0:00 on November 16, viewers can watch on TV360here, Mytv systemhereor on online sports channels. Wish you have fun watching football.